It's the Sunday before Super Bowl Sunday, which is often dogged for being one of the slowest weeks in the sports world.

But instead of succumbing to general perception, I'm here to tell you that there are plenty of big stories developing across the globe that you need to be brought up to speed on.

Thanks to NFL schedule re-shuffling, this weekend is not entirely football-free, as today marks the sun and fun defense-free exhibition that is the Pro Bowl.

This weekend also marked the end of tennis' first grand slam, and I'll go over all the big stories coming out of the Australian Open, which recently crowned a men's and women's champion.

There's also all the anticipation and pregame analysis that accompanies next weekend's premiere event, Super Bowl XLV.

There are plenty of noteworthy stories already leaking out about the big game, even as we're a week away from kickoff. I'll try to get you up to speed on all that's going on with the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers as they prepare for the game of their lives.

All that and more, as they say, as I'll touch on anything and everything that's grabbing sports fans' attention across the wide world. So keep it here to get yourself fully caught up on the day's hottest stories.